was put into service in 2011. with breakthroughs and technology, can it can detect and shoot through targets in mid air. but it isn't perfect, this is the aftermath of a rocket strike in ashcalan. one came here and hit this car port and you can see did substantial damage to the car, as well. the iron dome system has been billed as a game-changer in this conflict, but as hits like this show, it cannot intercept all of the rockets coming at israel from gaza. still, israel's military says it's very happy with the performance of the intercepter system. >> rockets are usually down. usually these rockets, the ones sent from the gaza strip from the terrorist factions towards bigger cities, where you have more people living. we usually down them. but it's not a 100% solution, unfortunately. >> reporter: and so the engineers at the assembly plant are working extra hours to assemble more iron dome batteries for immediat immediate deployment. >> a story about the death of a 4-year-old boy in gaza. the child's death got a lot of attention after his body was kissed by egypt's prime minister durin